CONTEST ENTRY:INTERMEDIATE TUTORIAL

Instructions

Step 1: Using a sponge. Apply a dark purple to the cuticle part of your nail

Step 2: Using a sponge. Apply a darkish pink and blend into the purple, leaving the tip of your nail plain.

Step 3: Using a sponge. Apply a soft/pastel pink blending in with the darker pink.

Step 4: Clean your skin from any polish

Step 5 : Apply a glitter polish over the whole nail.

Step 6: Using a medium dotting tool. Dot a couple of white dots at an angle making sure they have a bit of polish

Step 7: Using the same dotter, take a dark pink and directly on top of the white dots.

Step 8: while the dots are still wet, drag the dots into each other, using a marbling tool

Step 9:Using your medium dotting tool and a red polish apply two dots at the tip of your nail

Step 10: drag the dot towards each other to form a heart and fill in the heart shape.

Step 11: And apply a very small white dot in the top part of the heart

Step 12: Apply top coat.

Materials

*Tip Top Nail Lacquer available in South Africa

Tip Top (nail addict): smell the roses

Tip Top (nail chic): melting marshmellows

Sinful colors: Smoking Hot (glitter)

Sinful Colors: Jamboree

Tip Top (nail addict):Boogy Wonderland

Qingyu: White

Medium Dotting tool

A small dotting tool (marbling tool)

*** JUDGING NOTES ***

What I love about Samantha’s nail art is her never ending creativity and her entry was complete. (She sent 7 entries to my last contest.) Her gradient skills are flawless and I love that she included the step-by-step photos, even though that was not a requirement for this contest. Ultimately, this design has a lot going on which increases it’s beauty but I felt it is more of an Intermediate level design.